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AP US HISTORY by Trexworks Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this exercise that covers 9 big topics for Period 6 (1865 - 1898) 9 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Can be divided into single 5-minute bellwork prompts or exit tickets as well. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair-shares too. Topics include: Industrial Capitalism, the New South, Immigration and Urbanization, Gilded Age Poli

Dig deep into the Causes of the Great Depression. I've used these graphic organizers and powerpoint slides with both my AP US History classes and US History class. Students really get a sense that there were many causes of the Great Depression and that the Stock Market Crash was only one of them. They will also learn how the world went from a typical depression to a Great Depression. AP US HISTORY Period 7.9 US History 1930s Graphic Organizer Lessons for US History & AP US HistoryEach packet in

AP US HISTORY by Trexworks Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this exercise that covers 9 big topics for Period 5 (1844 - 1877) 9 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Can be divided into single 5-minute bellwork prompts or exit tickets as well. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. Topics include: Westward Expansion, Mexican-American War, Sectional Compromises, The Civil War, Linco

AP US HISTORY by Trexworks Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this exercise that covers 6 big topics for Period 2 (1607 - 1754) 6 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Can be divided into single 5-minute bellwork prompts or exit tickets as well. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. Topics include: Transatlantic Trade, Regions of British Colonies, Colonial Society and Culture, Sl

AP US HISTORY by Trexworks Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this exercise that covers 9 big topics for Period 7 (1890-1945). 9 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Can be divided into single 5-minute bellwork prompts or exit tickets as well. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair-shares too. Part 1 covers questions between 1890 and 1929. Topics include: Imperialism, Anti-Imperialism, Progressiv

Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this activity exercise that covers the 6 biggest topics for Period 1 (1491-1607). 6 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. The Columbian Exchange, Transatlantic voyages, Spanish Empire, interactions between Europeans and Native Americans. Great for APUSH Test Review. They can also be divided and used as bellwork or exit tickets. Students will also brainstorm Historical Evidence and Cont

Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this activity exercise that covers the 6 biggest topics for Period 3 (1754-1800). 6 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Causes of the American Revolution, Leadership during the American Revolution, Articles of Confederation, Constitution Compromises, Political Parties in 1790s. Great for APUSH Test Review Students will also brainstorm Historical Evidence and Contextualization. Created

Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Contextualization paragraphs for DBQs with this activity exercise that covers the 5 big topics for Period 3 (1754-1800) and Period 4 (1800-1848). Sample included. The 5 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Causes of the American Revolution, Market Revolution, Expansion of Democracy, Causes of the Antebellum Reform Movements, and the Rise of King Cotton and the Solid South. Great for APUSH Test Review Creat

Dig deep into the Causes of the Great Depression and the New Deal. I've used these graphic organizers with both my AP US History classes and US History classes. The first three Graphic Organizers (process maps) build upon each other. I use them as bellwork/jumpstarters primarily. They also review the Boom times of the Roaring 20s. AP US HISTORY Period 7.7, 7.9, 7.10 US History 1930s Graphic Organizer Lessons for US History & AP US HistoryEach packet includes:· Complete Graphic Organizers that

Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this activity exercise that covers the 6 big topics for Period 8 (1945-1980) 6 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Can be divided into single 5-minute bellwork prompts or exit tickets as well. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. Topics include: Economic Boom, Origins of the Cold War, Mass Culture, Civil Rights Movement, Red Scare, Conformity, G

AP US HISTORY by TREXWORKS! Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this activity exercise that covers the 6 big topics for Period 4 (1800-1848) 6 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Can be divided into single 5-minute bellwork prompts or exit tickets as AP well. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. Topics include: Sectionalism, Second Party System, Second Great Awakening, Presidential

This handout can be used by both teachers and students to learn and review about the chaotic nature of American politics during the Gilded Age. This was originally created for AP US History but could be adapted to US History for mainstream high school students. It could be used for lecture or for a informal or formal assessment. This could also be used in small groups discussion, especially for review.

AP US History by Trexworks This handout can be used by both teachers and students to learn and review about the changing nature of the American class system during the Gilded Age. This was originally created for AP US History but could be adapted to US History for mainstream high school students. It could be used for lecture or for a informal or formal assessment. I have also used it as a bellwork the day after lecture. This could also be used in small groups discussion, especially for review.

Your AP US History students can engage in Active Learning with a focus on making connections between major topics. In this case the connection between Jefferson and Madison's Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions and John C. Calhoun's Doctrine of Nullification. This exercise is great for the end of the year review or can be used as a bellwork prompt. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. M Topics include: Sectionalism, Two Party System, Rise of Democracy, & Th

This pdf handout is designed to practice Primary Source Documents and Historical Reasoning Skill for Period 4.7 (Expanding Democracy) in AP US HISTORY.Great for unit review during the course year and for APUSH test review in the weeks leading up to the national test. The activity can be used for essay prep ( DBQ) and formative assessments too including CCOT. Focus is on causation, contextualization, short-term effects, and long-term effects of expanding democracy in the antebellum era. It

Trexworks Graphic Organizer Lessons for US History & AP US History War of 1812 (Causes, War, Effects) Also great for Remote Learning or homeschool. Each packet includes: • Complete Graphic Organizer that can serve either as a review handout for students or teacher’s guide. • Partially Incomplete Graphic Organizer that can be used as informal assessment or as a lecture tool. • Totally incomplete Graphic Organizer that teachers can use in a number of ways to test student knowledge or engagemen

This pdf handout is designed to review the Development of the New England Colonies in North America in AP US HISTORY Period 2. Great for unit review during the course year and for APUSH test review in the weeks leading up to the national test. The activity can be used for essay prep (SAQ, LEQ and DBQ) and formative assessments too. It can also be utilized in pair-shares, small group work, or stations. It could also be assigned as pre-class notes. Focus is major areas of development including pol

This pdf handout is designed to review the Causation Historical Reasoning Skill for Period 3.4 (American Revolution) in AP US HISTORY. Great for unit review during the course year and for APUSH test review in the weeks leading up to the national test. The activity can be used for essay prep (SAQ, LEQ and DBQ) and formative assessments too including CCOT. Focus is on causation, contextualization, short-term effects, and long-term effects of the American Revolution. The pdf can be used for distan

Your AP US History students can engage in Active Learning with a focus on making connections between 3 major topics. In this case the connection between The Bank War, Nullification Crisis, and Trail of Tears as well as the Cotton Gin, Factory System, and Second Great Awakening. These exercises are great for the end of the year review or can be used as a bellwork prompt. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. Great for APUSH Test Review or during the course of

This pdf handout is designed to review the Causation Historical Reasoning Skill for Period 3.8 and 3.9 in AP US HISTORY. Great for unit review during the course year and for APUSH test review in the weeks leading up to the national test. The activity can be used for essay prep (SAQ, LEQ and DBQ) and formative assessments too. Focus is on causation, contextualization, short-term effects, and long-term effects. It can also be utilized in pair-shares, small group work, or stations. It could also